Contradiction

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /ËŒkÉ’ntɹəˈdɪkʃən/
• GenAm IPA: /ËŒkɑːntɹəˈdɪkʃən/
• Rhymes: -ɪkʃən

Origin

From Old French contradiction, from Latin contrādictiō, from contrādīcō ("speak against").

Full definition of contradiction

Noun

1. (uncountable) The act of contradicting.His contradiction of the proposal was very interesting.
2. (countable) A statement that contradicts itself.There is a contradiction in what you say - she can't be both married and single.
3. (countable) a logical incompatibility among two or more elements or propositionsMarx believed that the contradictions of capitalism would lead to socialism.
4. (logic, countable) A proposition that is false for all values of its variables.

Synonyms

• (proposition that is false for all values of its variables) ↯, ⇒⇐, ⊥, ↮, ※

Antonyms

• (proposition that is false for all values of its variables) tautology

Coordinate terms

• (proposition that is false for all values of its variables) contingency, tautology

Related terms

• contradict
• contradictory